Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-02
FROM TACOMA.
RAfLRaAD MA0NATks AND sEATTLK LAW
IEas N ToWn- BE0fNNIao TO DECO
RATE-A MYeTEET CLEARED UP.

RATE-A MYsTERT oLBARED UP.
Regular Corr. Post .IHtslligeHcsr.l
The Tacoma is Just nov wearing q
more or less interesting complexion
With toe lawyers from Seattle la atteH
dance at court and the railroad mag
mates from the East stToliing about the
main Office. Vies President O1kes ar
rived last night With his private score
tary, Senator Dolph and con and few
others, all Of whom will remain for a
ieW days. Vice President OAkes 10
FRtker q hue looking man In the neigh
boFhood Of 10 years OF ace, Of mediam
height, good pair Of shoulders, steady
blue eye and full black beard, cropped
short. lie had great deal 10 see Ind
bear today. Conferences between him
self, O. b. Wright, Paul Bohulxe, James
McNsughi. Nelson BeRnett ami others,
we're the order Of the day.
THE BUNTING HEaMNNo
Decorators are beginning 10 hang
red, white and blee muslin from the
caves and under second story windows,
In eathusiaa,io soallops. Green Cnris;-
maa trees are being mArahalled along
The euFbs In stately array. Very little
speculation 10 going on, however, With
regard 10 the pFKs offered BY the Oom
mittes Of Arrangements for the beat
decorations, a. no Que believes or sf
feets TO believe that they have any
chance, a. they accord the prizs il ad
vance 10 the Chamber Of Commerce or
The Tacoma From the symptoms
these have put forth up 10 this time the
prize Wiil be easily won II either Of
them takes IL. Men hsve been AZ soFk
all day on the Tacoma, and though the
plan OF the decoration 10 neat and tasty,
Il ia not et all elsborats. The Chamber
Of Commerce has thas far merely indi-
GATED an intention 10 decorate.
AFIEB TIE PRIZES.
The inclination SCENE 10 be 10 "wait
till tomorrow" Mr. Morris Gross. Of
Gross BFos., remarked todsy that
man would have 10 spend twenty i've
l dollars to stand Rny chance OF catching
the ffty dollar prizs.
The arch a. Eleventh street IL eettine
into very coed shape.
Speaking Of pTixss. however, the hose
and hook and ladder teams, AZ well as
the militia companies, are d0tng their
level best 10 keep them here. The hose
team has been pFaeiieieg every even
ing for = long time, and lately have add
ed an early morning houF TO their prao-
tics. icing on the street At half past I.
3. IN, awakening the entire vicinity
with their noisy bell. The hook aud
ladder company has followed this ex-
ample In measure.
wHo sHE Was.
The deep mystery that has always
suFroueded the identity Of the party
who struck R:lly Patterson h6s been
approached by that concsFning the In
dividaai Who vent after the ticket
agents at the railroad wharf some days
ago aud Tor WAich break Mr.. Brennan
wss charged. This Inys,eFy, however,
palea before that u Mr.. Patterson, for
Il has heen solved. Is appears that an
old lady named Mis- Mary 0llpia. q
sisteF Of AZ ex Governor OF Nevada,
stopped AZ q pAcifle avenue hotel ever
aisht on her way - EAGLE GOFRe from
her home aoSn S0nnd. Ga the way 10
Toe aepol next morning the driver Of
The coach offered 30 secnre ticket for
the old LADY and she gave him 9 g.
piece fer that purposN. % the train be
handed her q fsw cents' change and
drove away. When the couductor cane
sroaad the old lady Indicated that her
destination vas Eagle Gorge.
oxtr Hail. vAT.
RIhe conductor thsfrapon drsS her
aiteatiou to the fact that her ticket
oaly entitled her 10 ride - Soate
Praifte-abosi bali the dlstaper 10 wAs
whsn Mis- Btlpin Essnrnsd 70 this CITY.
afsar paying her way from South
Prairie 10 Z lgls 0orzs. that she enphA-
siEsd and made plain hsr after dislike
q being praetiesd upon Ia thai Way.
she sutsrrd the ticket aeenfs ofiios.
and after stating that be bed robbed
her Of sognSthtng over too collars st
Tackled him With cane she carried. BE
psuss q - thai he hsA soia the ticAet that
hsd been called for ~ the o1aeh driver,
and Gully charged tor thai. bal the sx
pianzfion vas unsAtsafa,tory 10 her. es
Appeared IN heF aetsoUa Sic after
wards called aPoa Mrs Brennan aod
eKeFsszsd regret laAi this eseapade
HAoeia have been shAEcsa 10 Ger, Mrs.
Bseananl. and therefore ID ssenss esi
gFopsE thai the mystery seoaid Be thns
cleared up.
Ths tsasssss o. tie Asthodisa church
held . useetirS a Tbs Tacoma 70 500
ai1eF she naAt.tr q ths see church
baildirr. ks5o0 fSg tes SHE % WISH
was rassaa las Sunday ~ the OSega
hoass. AFTER Rtshcp F5Wisr's sermur.
TIE trustees have 3eciaed 10 parch<s
= iat % ths osFDeS al Siath street aoa
faSoEsA AveEue.
TkcaHA. July !. lsS7.